Parker Chomerics Opens New Facility in Chennai, India


Supports Customers With Design and Manufacturing of EMI Shielded Products

Woburn, MA September 20, 2007 - Chomerics Asia Pacific division of Parker Hannifin Corporation announced the opening of a new facility in Sriperumbudur near Chennai, India. Located adjacent to the 260 acre Special Economic Zone, the facility will enable Chomerics to better serve the rapidly growing Indian market for IT, telecom and consumer electronic products. With nearly 1700 sq meters of manufacturing and office space, the plant will produce electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielded products to support local customers.

According to general manager Shu Peng, "Chomerics new Chennai facility has been built to satisfy customer needs with a staff of qualified engineers and skilled manufacturing personnel." Plant Manager Suryamurty Baskaran adds, "This is Chomerics Asia Pacific division's first facility in India. It is well-positioned, next to the Special Economic Zone, nearby our customers in telecommunications and electronics assembly.?

For additional information, contact the Mumbai office of Parker Hannifin India Pvt Ltd: tel +91 022 65137081-85, e-mail: parker@vsnl.com.

ABOUT PARKER CHOMERICS

Chomerics (Woburn, MA) is a global leader in development and application of electrically and thermally conductive materials in electronics systems.
Chomerics is the first choice in EMI shielding and thermal management solutions for communications, computer, consumer, automotive, military, aerospace, and medical electronics markets. For details, visit www.chomerics.com.

ABOUT PARKER HANNIFIN CORPORATION (NYSE:PH)

With annual sales exceeding $10 billion, Parker Hannifin is the world's leading diversified manufacturer of motion and control technologies and systems, providing precision-engineered solutions for a wide variety of commercial, mobile, industrial and aerospace markets. The company employs more than 57,000 people in 43 countries around the world. Parker has increased its annual dividends paid to shareholders for 51 consecutive years, among the top five longest-running dividend-increase records in the S&P 500 index. For more information, visit the company's web site at www.parker.com, or its investor information site at www.phstock.com.

Contact:
Craig Lazinsky
Marketing Communications Manager
Phone 781-939-4604
clazinsky@parker.com

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